Fire-pot for blacksmiths&#39; forges.



No. 697,275. Patented Apr. 8, I902. D. D. REESE. FIRE POT FORBLACKSMITHS FORGES.

(Application filed Feb. 19, 1901.-

(No Model.)

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DAVID D. REESE, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOEUGENE D. CORIVIN, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIRE-POT FOR BLACKSMITHS FORGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 697,275, dated. April8, 1902.

Application filed February 19, 1901. Serial No. 47,920. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID D. Rnnsn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton,

' in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Pots for Blacksmiths Forges,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to fire-pots for open hearths, such as are used byordinary blacksmiths for heating irons to be welded and forged; and theobjects of the invention are to provide a fire-pot easily separated andremovable in parts or pieces, to provide an article of the kind whichmay be adjusted to any ordinary blacksmiths hearth, and to provide amore efficient and indestructible device of the kind than thoseheretofore in use.

To these ends my invention consists of the construction, combination,and arrangement of the parts as specified and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in isometric perspective of oneof my fire-pots assembled and ready to be inserted onto a blacksmithsgrate. Fig. 2 isa cross-section, taken on the line 00 as, of one of themembers as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the constructionof an end of one of the members entering into the device. Fig. 4 is adetail view of an end of another member adapted to match that shown inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a general View of a blacksmiths hearth, showing mydevice in position.

Similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

In the drawings, 1 and l'represent opposite sides or pieces of myfire-pot and are made exactly alike. 2 and 2 represent the end piecesthereof,which are constructed to match at the corners with the pieces 1and 1' aforesaid, the whole making a rectangular receptacle or inclosureadapted to be set or built into a hearth, as shown in Fig. 5, surroundedby bricks or other suitable material. The materials from which thefire-pot itself is constructed may be fire-brick, graphite, stone,carbon, or any other suitable material, the principal requirement beingthat they shall be of a very high fusing-point above that of iron or theordinary metals. The corners are matched by means of a groove 6, out inthe opposite ends of 1 and 1, into which a tongue 5 of the pieces 2 2'is adapted to slide, the faces a and 4. coinciding, so as to complete aclean exposure of flat surface inwardly. Each of the parts entering intothe composition of my device is quadrangular in cross-section, as shownin Fig. 2, having the longest side thereof, 3, arranged to slopeoutwardly from the middle, the outer side 3' being perpendicular withthe top and bottom sides, so as to conveniently fit into masonry orbrickwork.

My device, if made from stone, can be sawed out by the usual method; butI prefer to have it made from fire-clay, in which case molds may not beallowed to warp in the burning.

In the use of the device the grate 8 over which they are to be usedshould be cleared and the parts laid into position over the top thereof,and then they should be built around by bricks or other suitablehearth-making material until the top of the hearth is even or flush withthe top faces of the pieces of the fire-pot, as is illustrated in Fig.5. It may be used, therefore, in connection with any blowing device, as10. Any ordinaryhearth 9, provided with a blower l0 and grate 8, maythus be fitted out with my device, which is adapted to be sold as anarticle of manufacture.

It should be noticed that the parts composing my fire-pot as thusdescribed are removable by sliding vertically upward, so that if any ofthe pieces become damaged they may be easily slid out and'a sound piecesubstituted in place of the removed piece.

I do not wish to be confined to the exact construction of the cornersand sides of the parts of my device, as it is evident that some of themmay be varied without departing from the general spirit of theinvention.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described fire-pot for blacksmiths hearths, comprisingseveral pieces of refractory; material quadrangular in crosssection, thesaid pieces being arranged so as to form an inclosure, and the piecesjoined by tongues and grooves cut in a vertical direction, wherebythe'pieces are easily separable, removable and replaceable by sliding ina vertical direction, substantially as'and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with a blacksmiths hearth and grate, a fire-potconstructed from pieces of refractory material, said pieces superposedon said grate and having their ends joined so as to form an inclosure,the joining ends interlocked by means of tongues and grooves cut in aVertical direction, and the outer exposed sides of said pieces beingvertical planes whereby the pieces are easily separable, removable andreplaceable by sliding vertically, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID D. REESE.

Vitnesses:

JOHN J. KURTZ,

EUGENE D. OoRWIN.

